Information processing system and including a supplemental memor

Details Information processing system and including a supplemental memor Information processing system and including a supplemental memor

1996-03-22

1998-09-01

Chan, Eddie P.

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Storage accessing and control

Hierarchical memories

711137, 711138, 711146, G06F 1208

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058025626

ABSTRACT:
An information processing system and method of operation are provided. In response to a first instruction, a supplemental memory stores first information from a system memory. In response to a second instruction, a cache memory stores second information from the supplemental memory if the first information includes the second information and from the system memory otherwise.

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